November 2, 2023
Football Heads To Sacred Heart For Saturday Tilt
Game time is set for noon
The Central Connecticut State football team begins its final two-game road trip of the year on Saturday, travelling to in-state Northeast Conference opponent Sacred Heart. Game time on Campus Field is set for 12:00 pm
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• Jack Barnum made his 11th field goal of the season versus LIU and is two shy of the single-season school record, currently held by Paul Flynn. Flynn made 13 field goals during the 1987 season.
• Isiah Williams has six catches for 172 yards and three touchdowns in the last two games. He had an 81-yard TD catch versus LIU, and is second in the NEC with five catches that resulted in scores. Williams leads the team with 33 catches, second in the NEC, and 455 receiving yards, fourth in the league. Williams is also averaging 20.1 yards per KO return, with a long of 46 and is second on the roster at 82.9 APY a game, fifth in the league and 95th nationally.
• CCSU is third in the NEC in scoring, averaging 26.9 points per game, and sixth in scoring defense allowing 28.5 points per game. SHU ranks last at 12.6 points per game, but second in scoring defense, giving up just 24.1 points per game.
• Kimal Clark recorded 11 tackles versus LIU, his third double-digit tackle game this season. He is fifth in the NEC with 65 tackles, top on the team and is 59th in the nation with 8.1 tackles per game. Clark intercepted a pair of passes versus Wagner, giving him three on the year, and his 0.4 INT/game is 16th in the nation and tops in the NEC. That two INT's is tied for most in a single-game by a player, one of 36 that has had multiple picks in a single game.
• The Blue Devils are 14th in the nation in red zone defense, stopping opponents 9-31 times (29%), and first in the NEC
• CCSU is averaging 197.4 yards per game on the ground, second in the NEC and 17th in FCS
• The CCSU offensive line is allowing just 1.25 sacks per game this season, tops in the NEC and 25th in the NCAA. The team has allowed just 10 sacks.
• CCSU has held opponents out of the end zone for an entire game twice this season, blanking AIC (44-0) and defeating Wagner (17-3)
• CCSU is 5-7 on fourth down conversions in its last four games
• CCSU is +9 in turnover margin the past four games, with their first turnover (an interception) in those games coming in the first quarter against LIU. That snapped a streak of 195 minutes without a turnover dating back to fumble in the fourth quarter versus Brown.
• Elijah Howard ran for 128 yards against LIU, his third game with at least 100 yards on the ground this season. He is averaging 94.8 yards per game on the ground, 17th in the nation, while his 6.1 yards per carry is tops in the NEC and 22nd nationally. Howard is averaging 122.62 APY a game, second in the league and 19th in the nation. He has two touchdown runs of 80+ yards, going 82 at Brown and 80 versus Delaware State.
• Dan Toatley had at least one TFL in each of the first seven games this season and has 2.0 TFL in three games, including at Wagner. He is second in the league at 1.1 TFL per outing, 43rd in the FCS and leads the league in sacks, 0.56, per game. He is fourth on the roster with 38 tackles, first in TFL (9) and first in sacks (4.5)
• Blue Devil quarterbacks have completed 58.1% of passes this season, 97-167, first in the league. They have only had four interceptions, which is the second lowest in the NEC and 19th in the NCAA.
• Malachi Wright had a sack at Wagner, giving him 3.5 on the season. He recorded six tackles and a TFL versus LIU and is fifth on the team with 31 stops. He ranks second at 6.0 TFL and third with 3.5 sacks.
• Ahmad Craig gave the Blue Devils their first defensive TD of the year, recovering a fumble and scoring from 13 yards out. He also had two tackles in the LIU game and now has 19 for the year.
